Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Akebia Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -7.75% for Q2 2026, down 8.13 percentage points from 0.38% a year earlier and down 10.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Akebia Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 17.32%, up 50.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +89.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -33.59% in FY2024 (-10.34 pp), -23.24% in FY2023 (+2.55 pp), -25.79% in FY2022 (+55.42 pp) and -81.21% in FY2021 (-8.63 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +16.43 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 73.26 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 11.10 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AKBA's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 2.70% (Q1 2026), 11.33% (Q4 2025) and 8.01% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 35.41% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.52% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 21.60% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 4.65% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.91% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 17.37% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.15% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Akebia Therapeutics | 149.86 Mn | -512.48 Mn | 30.54 Mn | -16.91% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -16.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -12.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -37.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -23.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -30.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -33.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -31.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -51.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -20.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -29.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -48.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -48.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -93.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -86.79% |
API Access
Akebia Therapeutics Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AKBA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AKBA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AKBA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();